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3auld6phart

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18. Damn

Reply to lees1975 (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 01:31 PM

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Straight , can’t put all the blame on the RW maggot idiots., that you have fours of the orange freak and Apartheid 57 ( Heinz 57brand ). People that don’t vote should have nothing to say.

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How many Democratic voters stayed home in November because of the failure to prosecute Trump for insurrection? [View all] lees1975 Saturday OP

Great question. sop Saturday #1

Might have helped if Garland had gone after trump earlier. Garland might have also understood what a chitshow Silent Type Saturday #2

Have you read the report of the House committee? lees1975 Saturday #6

If they stayed home over that they are fucking idiots bottomofthehill Saturday #3

+1000. Paladin Saturday #4

But the failure to prosecute and convict him was a demonstration that one thing didn't matter. lees1975 Saturday #10

Short answer: not enough to make a noticeable difference. hay rick Saturday #5

I don't know about that. lees1975 Saturday #9

People who were upset at Garland's tardy prosecution were paying attention. hay rick Saturday #31

Right Wiz Imp Saturday #11

More likke 89%. 13 million registered voters didn''t vote, and a higher percentage of Democrats than Republicans. lees1975 Saturday #14

Not sure where your numbers are coming from, there was a 64% voter turn out bottomofthehill Saturday #35

Garland is totally at fault Trump should have been eliminated by 2022, gordianot Saturday #7

If he had been convicted - Nigrum Cattus Saturday #8

Bush brothers and corrupt SCOTUS never held accountable for their 2000 election theft GoreWon2000 Saturday #12

+1 leftstreet Saturday #17

i think it was a factor that influenced a lot of people orleans Saturday #13

No. MangoMoose Saturday #15

"I blame Clooney and Reiner and Pelosi and every other dem who forced Biden out.. 3catwoman3 Saturday #21

How many Dem ballots got disappeared? Irish_Dem Saturday #16

Damn 3auld6phart Saturday #18

Probably a non-zero number. There were a lot of reasons to say "to hell with it." n/t malthaussen Saturday #19

Garland. He made them stay home. Just like Hillary made them do it in 2016. Beastly Boy Saturday #20

Stop making excuses for people who didn't vote. nycbos Saturday #22

Failure to prosecute Dave Id Saturday #23

Honestly, there is plenty of blame to go 'round. the_sly_pig Saturday #24

I don't believe that many voters stayed home KS Toronado Saturday #25

It was MAGA repubs DownriverDem Saturday #26

Makes no sense to me. Voters who wanted Trump in prison ... Martin Eden Saturday #27

Those people must not have read the cheerleaders' thoughts on the matter Orrex Saturday #28

Garland's problem was that he seemed afraid DeeDeeNY Saturday #29

Or uniformed and disillusioned by another departure from a clear, simple message. lees1975 Saturday #34

I think you mean the Mr. Musk's chief of staff's legal strategy of delay Tweedy Saturday #30

Makes no sense but that seems to be the character of american voters these day, no sense. nt yaesu Saturday #32

Mostly it was morons who fell for bullshit issues that aren't really issues. CrispyQ Saturday #33

Sadly not a factor pattyloutwo Saturday #36

Talk about short-sighted... Blue_Tires Saturday #37

SC Jack Smith Got a Late Start Investigating Trumpf C0RI0LANUS Sunday #38

It certainly contributed to the general cynicism that people feel toward democracy and politics. Intractable Sunday #39